Christmastime is Dave Koz time.

It’s been that way for decades, beginning way back in 1997 when he ventured out on his very first holiday season tour with legendary pianist David Benoit and some other talented musicians.

This year, Koz — the extremely popular and talented smooth-jazz saxophonist — is heading out on his 28th annual Christmas Tour with another talented crop of artists, including vocalist-guitarist Jonathan Butler, vocalist Haley Reinhart, multi-instrumentalist Casey Abrams and pianist Kayla Waters.

Koz and crew will perform five shows in four cities in California — Dec. 19-20 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Dec. 21 at the San Jose Civic, Dec. 22 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto and Dec. 23 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.

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